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25 Jul 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip - Translating IconsHave you ever seen an icon in your Mailbox, Calendar, or even Sent Items folder that looked a little foreign? Here's the icon-to-English dictionary for those unusual icons.

27 Jun 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: Get NotifiedIf you just installed GroupWise 7 and want to make sure that little box pops up to tell you when you got a message or have an appointment, this tip will tell you what you need to do ...

02 May 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: All-Day EventsIf you have a conference, vacation, or just a day off coming up, you don't need to take the time to book a full-day appointment for each day you'll be gone. In GroupWise 7 you can now schedule all-day or multiple-day events by just checking a box.

24 Apr 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: Getting the Right BulletsIf you're still using OpenOffice.org 1.1.x and having a hard time getting bullets to look right when you save your documents in MS Word format, here's a tip that will make all your bullets look right.

13 Apr 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: Automatically Updating HeadersAfter you learn to use OpenOffice.org's templates and styles, a new world of formatting possibilities opens, especially in the Word Processor. This week's tip explains how to take advantage of one of those possibilities: Automatic Headers.

07 Mar 2006Join the GroupWise GeniusesFind out how much you really do know about GroupWise by taking the new Novell GroupWise IQ test, sponsored by BrainStorm. If you're a genius, you'll get a free GW IQ: Genius ribbon for your badge at BrainShare.

15 Feb 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: Importing Your Music LibraryHave a music collection you want to organize and listen to using the Novell Linux Desktop? There's an application for that. Read this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip to find out how to use the Novell Linux Desktop Music Player.

17 Jan 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: Checking GNOME WeatherDon't have a window in your office? Get the next best thing to going outside by putting GNOME's Weather applet on your panel. Check out this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip to find out how.

11 Jan 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: Adding Date HeadingsWhen long lists of messages seem to crowd your GroupWise folders, you can make things look a little more organized (even if they're not) by adding date headings. Here's how you do it.

05 Jan 2006BrainStorm Cool Tip: Wrapping Text in OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet CellsAs the office suite for Novell Linux Desktop, OpenOffice.org is made up of powerful composing tools. In the next few weeks, BrainStorm will point out some OpenOffice.org tips and tricks that may help you get even more out of OpenOffice.org. This week learn where to find the "wrap text" command in OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet.

13 Dec 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Searching Message AttachmentsWhen you know you received an attachment that contains important information for your current project, but you can't remember who sent it to you or what the message itself contained, you can use GroupWise to search the contents of your attachments, not just the attachment list. Here's how you do it.

29 Nov 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Creating Multiple CalendarsBetween different projects at work, your personal schedule, and company events, your GroupWise calendar may begin to get a little muddled. You can make it clear again by creating multiple, color-coded calendars in GroupWise 7.

03 Nov 2005Novell Linux Desktop End User Training Kit Now AvailableBrainStorm, Inc., the Novell Authorized End User Training Partner,
in conjunction with Novell, is pleased to announce the availability of its new
Novell Linux Desktop 9 End User Training Kit. The kit includes everything users will need to get started with and use the Novell Linux Desktop productively.

25 Oct 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Setting up GaimIf you haven't discovered the instant messaging client on your GNOME Novell Linux Desktop, this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip will help you get set up to chat.

20 Oct 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Viewing Other Folders as PanelsThe Home View folder is not the only folder in GroupWise that you can view using panels. You can view any of your folders, including your mailbox and calendar in panels. For each folder, you can create custom panels that show you what you need to know at a glance.

13 Oct 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Window BehaviorIn GNOME, you can either set your windows to roll-up or to maximize when you double-click the title bar. Check out this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip to find out how.

29 Sep 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Adding Custom Home View PanelsIn addition to the pre-defined panels you can add to your Home View, you can also create custom panels that point to any folder you've created. Here's how to create and add a custom panel to your Home View.

15 Sep 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Enlarging Fonts and IconsIf you're still using a magnifying glass to see the icons and text on your panels and your GNOME desktop, check out this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip to learn how to enlarge all the aspects of your GNOME environment.

07 Sep 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Adding Pre-Defined Home View PanelsOne of the most customizable features of GroupWise 7 is the Home View. Over the next few weeks BrainStorm Cool Tips will show you all the ways you can customize your Home View. This week, learn how to add pre-defined Home View Panels.

04 Aug 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Adding Navigation TabsThe new GroupWise 7 Navigation bar can help you access the GroupWise folders you use most often. The Home, Mailbox, Calendar, Sent Items, and Contacts tabs are available by default, but you can also add other tabs for folders that you access often. Learn how in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

04 Aug 2005Cool, Clean and CollectedRead about all the new features of GroupWise 7 in this new Novell Connection article by BrainStorm.

21 Jul 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Simplifying the Folder List in GroupWise 7The way you navigate among your folders and items in GroupWise 7 has changed to make finding items easier and more intuitive. One of the ways to make navigation easier in GroupWise 7 is to simplify your folder list to show only your cabinet. Learn how in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

07 Jul 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Sending Phone MessagesAre you tired of returning from your lunch break to find your desk buried in sticky notes? By encouraging those around you to use the GroupWise phone message feature you can avoid the clutter and prevent messages from getting lost or misplaced. Follow the directions in this week's tip to send a phone message.

05 Jul 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Creating a Symbolic LinkA symbolic link serves as a shortcut through the maze of folders on
your hard drive. Read this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip to find out how
to create a symbolic link on your Novell Linux Desktop.

21 Jun 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Checking Disk SpaceWhether you want to install a new program or determine whether you can store all your digital pictures, you'll need to know how to check your available disk space. Read this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip to find out where to check your disk space on the Novell Linux Desktop.

10 Jun 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Easily Copying Calendar ItemsSome of the coolest GroupWise tips have to do with little-known keyboard shortcuts that make dealing with GroupWise items easier. One of these tricks makes copying calendar items as simple as dragging and dropping. Learn about it in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

26 May 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Concealing SubjectsSometimes information you send in an e-mail may be too sensitive to risk others even seeing the subject in the recipient's mailbox. Learn how to conceal a message subject in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

25 May 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Browsing FilesThis week's BrainStorm Cool Tip helps you set your preferences to browse your files in one window, like former MS Windows users are used to doing.

12 May 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Managing Your Mailbox SizeRunning out of mailbox space when you know it's because of a few gigantic messages can be frustrating, especially when you can't find those messages. Before you search your entire mailbox for those few big items, check out this week's tip and learn how to manage your mailbox according to message size.

27 Apr 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Updating Your Software with Red CarpetOne of the perks of using Linux and its accompanying Open Source software is that you can download updates and patches almost as soon as they are written. Red Carpet, the automatic update installer that comes with Novell Linux Desktop, bundles these updates for you. With Red Carpet, updating your system is as simple as clicking a few buttons.

30 Mar 2005Extend Your Panels Using Gnome Drawers.With all of the applets, objects, and menus you can add to your panels in Novell Linux Desktop, you might find yourself running out of space. You can easily increase that rapidly waning panel space by building a few panel drawers.

17 Mar 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Using Auto-Date: Part 1This week's BrainStorm Cool Tip is the first of a series of articles that will help you learn how to use auto-date's lesser-known features. This article shows you how to schedule a recurring item near or on certain days of the month.

10 Mar 2005Try BrainStorm's Edge Expert for free and reduce help desk calls up to 70 percentNovell wanted to dramatically reduce its internal GroupWise support calls. They looked to Edge Expert by BrainStorm, Inc.?, Novell's Authorized End User Training Partner to do the trick. To learn more about how Novell reduced help desk calls by nearly 70 percent and to register to use Edge Expert free for the rest of this year click here.

03 Mar 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Changing Column Type, Size, and OrderThis week's BrainStorm Cool Tip shows you how easy it is to customize your item list views. You can easily add a column for cellular numbers, delete existing address book columns, and customize the columns in any of your item list views.

03 Feb 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Filtering Discussion ThreadsWhen you use discussion threads, some of the threads may just not be pertinent for you. Read this week's BrainStorm Cool tip for instructions on how to filter these threads so they won't show up in your window.

20 Jan 2005BrainStorm Cool Tip: Delaying DeliverySometimes the timing of an e-mail message is very important, but what if you are out of the office at the time you need to send a message or miss a reminder to send a message at a specific time? Take a look at this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip and learn how to set the message delivery time using Delayed Delivery.

24 Nov 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Using RetrieveDo you ever find yourself typing the same information over and over again in emails? Well, there is a much easier way. When creating a new item, use the Retrieve function to insert text into the body. Learn how in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip!

18 Nov 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Multi-User Calendar ViewGroupWise offers a variety of different Calendar views for your personal calendar, but one of the most overlooked, yet powerful, views is the Multi-User view. Learn all about Multi-User views in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip!

04 Nov 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Working with ResourcesIn addition to scheduling people for meetings, you can also schedule resources such as conference rooms, projectors, laptops, company cars, etc. Learn all about working with resources in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip!

28 Oct 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: How to Backup and Restore Your MailboxGroupWise 6.5 has a Backup and Restore utility that the system administrator can use on the network. If you are running in Caching or Remote mode, you can create your own backup copy of your Mailbox. Learn how in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

16 Sep 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Archiving - Part 1GroupWise has provided you with a way to simplify your life...or at least your Mailbox. Archiving gives you a way to save items you want to keep without having them take up space in your Mailbox. Learn how to use this feature in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

09 Sep 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Auto Completion: Getting the Right Email AddressIf you've ever become frustrated when the auto Name Completion function starts filling in unwanted names or an undesired alternate email address, take a look at this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip and learn how to specify which address books will be included in the search and the order in which GroupWise will search them.

26 Aug 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Routing SlipsMany people are unaware of routing slips and their useful possibilities. You can use a routing slip to send an item to a group of people in a specific order. Learn how to use Routing Slips in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

19 Aug 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Share Calendars without using ProxyThis week's BrainStorm Cool Tip shows you how to create a folder in your own account that is linked to a shared calendar. Every time a new item is posted in the shared calendar, it will appear in your folder as well.

29 Jul 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Create Multiple Checklist FoldersIf you want to make a to-do list, but do not want the item to disappear from your labeled, organized folders, you can create a checklist within your other folders. Learn how in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip!

22 Jul 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Automatically Accept Items You ScheduleTo bring attention to all scheduled items in your calendar, GroupWise always asks you to accept the items. However, accepting items that you scheduled yourself can be bothersome. Check out this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip and learn how to have GroupWise automatically accept all items that you schedule.

17 Jun 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Enhance Productivity with the QuickViewerThe GroupWise QuickViewer is an extremely useful tool when you understand how to utilize it to its full potential and customize it to work the way you want. Take a closer look at the abilities of the QuickViewer in this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip.

10 Jun 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Automatically File ItemsIn this week's BrainStorm Cool Tip, you will learn how to create rules that will automatically file all items (once read or viewed) from a particular person, such as your supervisor, into a folder. You will always know exactly where those messages are stored and you won't waste time manually moving each item after you have read it.

03 Jun 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Auto-responding FormsMany organizations have forms or files that need to be dispersed to employees, clients or the public upon request. This is often done manually. Let GroupWise do the work for you and automatically send forms or files to anyone that requests them via e-mail. See BrainStorm's Cool Tip this week for instructions on how to set it up.

27 May 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Simplify the Archiving ProcessIf it's getting harder to efficiently organize and manage your email these days, check out this week's BrainStorm cool tip. They show you how to setup rules so you can drag and drop important items into a folder and GroupWise will automatically archive them.

20 May 2004BrainStorm Cool Tip: Get Organized With the Checklist FolderWelcome to the first installment of a new feature for Cool Solutions entitled BrainStorm Cool Tips. Each week a new tip will be posted to help you more effectively use GroupWise. For this week's tip you will learn about the Checklist folder.

07 May 2004BrainStorm Virtual Office DemoDo you want to experience Virtual Office which is now available in NetWare 6.5 and Nterprise Linux Services? Check out the Virtual Office flash demonstration created by BrainStorm, Inc.

08 Apr 2004BrainStorm, Inc. releases Edge Expert, a new web-based training toolDo you spend too much time searching for answers to questions from your Novell GroupWise users? BrainStorm, Inc., Novell's Authorized End User Training Partner, has recently released Edge Expert, a web-based training and reference tool for GroupWise. Deploying Edge Expert is sure to minimize helpdesk calls and user questions. To learn more and to demo this great new tool click here.

20 Nov 2003Enjoy Online Instructor-Led Instruction through BrainStorm's eLive TrainingHands on training? Yes. Live instructor-led training? Yes. Plus it all comes to you via your own computer desktop. BrainStorm, Inc., Novell's Authorized End-User Training Partner, has announced an innovative new way in which your users can get the training they need without even leaving the comfort of their own office. Check out eLive!